:00:13. > :00:18.The family of a man killed because of health
:00:19. > :00:20.and safety failures at work say the prison sentences given
:00:21. > :00:25.Benjamin Edge from Bury died after falling from a shed
:00:26. > :00:29.The company then tried to cover it up, as our Social Affairs
:00:30. > :00:39.When Ben Edge died it was needless and avoidable.
:00:40. > :00:42.Not an accident but the result of a total disregard of
:00:43. > :00:45.Leaving a two-year-old without her father and a family
:00:46. > :00:56.Bem was the most fun loving and hard working man.
:00:57. > :01:02.The sentence given for those responsible for Ben's death
:01:03. > :01:11.and there abhorrent actions is nothing compared to
:01:12. > :01:15.the life sentence my family and I got on the 10th of September 2014.
:01:16. > :01:18.That was the day when he went to work and did not return
:01:19. > :01:26.He fell from the roof of a shed whilst working at a site near
:01:27. > :01:33.Arriving at the court hearing this morning, the Brothers
:01:34. > :01:35.Christopher and Robert Brown were jailed for 20 months
:01:36. > :01:37.after they admitted safety failings and perverting the course
:01:38. > :01:45.This man, the boss of the company which
:01:46. > :01:52.contracted out the work was sentenced to a year in prison.
:01:53. > :01:59.Handing down the sentences, the judge went through the list of
:02:00. > :02:01.safety failings that led to the death of Ben Edge.
:02:02. > :02:04.Not only was there a failure to keep him safe, it
:02:05. > :02:06.was the attempt to cover up what happened.
:02:07. > :02:09.Another worker was told to go and get harnesses so they look
:02:10. > :02:11.like safety equipment was there and he had
:02:12. > :02:14.Anything to say about what happened that day?
:02:15. > :02:18.He too was on the roof from which his colleague fell.
:02:19. > :02:20.He tried to help by giving first aid but then
:02:21. > :02:22.followed orders designed to shift the blame.
:02:23. > :02:24.Why was it that you covered up what happened, Mr Heap?
:02:25. > :02:26.Among those in court today for the sentencing,
:02:27. > :02:29.some who grew up with the friend they will not grow old
:02:30. > :02:34.There are still two years gone and it is hard.
:02:35. > :02:36.His parents told me the regard what happened
:02:37. > :02:37.and the attempt to cover it
:02:38. > :02:42.They will have the rest of their lives with their
:02:43. > :02:45.They are probabaly still in their early 30s.
:02:46. > :02:48.Ten months, that is all our Ben's life was
:02:49. > :02:51.As in, they will only serve ten months?
:02:52. > :02:56.Yes, ten months is nothing, is it, for what they've
:02:57. > :02:59.They say they will never forgive but they
:03:00. > :03:07.Hilda Parker is an expert on health and safety at work.
:03:08. > :03:10.Earlier, I asked her how many people die every year -
:03:11. > :03:14.through failings in this and other welfare issues.
:03:15. > :03:20.It is many more than most people think.
:03:21. > :03:23.About 144 deaths are reported to the HSC and that will
:03:24. > :03:26.In addition to that, there are workers
:03:27. > :03:30.who are killed when they are driving on the roads,
:03:31. > :03:34.which are not reported in their figures.
:03:35. > :03:39.If you add all the members of the public who are killed by
:03:40. > :03:42.work-related activities and about 300 people a year who kill
:03:43. > :03:45.themselves because they are so stressed by work, that comes to
:03:46. > :03:49.Is the notion of health and safety gone mad completely
:03:50. > :03:58.There is not too much health and safety, there is too little.
:03:59. > :04:02.What advice would you give to somebody who goes to work
:04:03. > :04:05.and goes to work every day, went to work this morning and does not
:04:06. > :04:08.It is really important that people do not do things
:04:09. > :04:11.that they do not think are safe, that they report them.
:04:12. > :04:13.We all have the right to refuse work that
:04:14. > :04:20.It is not easy and it may mean you will risk
:04:21. > :04:25.You could try and reported it to the HSC or to the local
:04:26. > :04:27.authority but that is difficult.
:04:28. > :04:29.You have to weigh it up if you really feel unsafe, you
:04:30. > :04:54.really need to protect your life over keeping your job.
:04:55. > :05:02.They said it considered the evidence in detail before deciding to
:05:03. > :05:08.prosecute but the RMT union says the case should never have gone to
:05:09. > :05:11.trial. The transport police have got serious questions to answer. We will
:05:12. > :05:16.be taking those matters up with those bodies in due course. This
:05:17. > :05:27.case is one that should never have been in court.
:05:28. > :05:29.Firefighters say they've managed to save parts of a historic
:05:30. > :05:31.Grade Two listed building in Lancashire -
:05:32. > :05:34.75 firefighters tackled the blaze at Alston Hall
:05:35. > :05:38.Crews have spent the day trying to make some parts
:05:39. > :05:41.of the building safe - so investigators can go in.
:05:42. > :05:43.Greater Manchester Police has sent a file about the Conservatives'
:05:44. > :05:45.spending during the last General Election to the Crown
:05:46. > :05:48.One of those investigated, Bury North MP David Nuttall,
:05:49. > :05:51.says Tory Central Office told candidates spending on the party's
:05:52. > :05:54.battle bus was part of national - not local campaign expenditure.
:05:55. > :05:57.The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was campaigning in Lancashire today -
:05:58. > :05:59.ahead of the County Council elections in May.
:06:00. > :06:01.Labour has four more councillors than the Conservatives at the moment
:06:02. > :06:04.but both believe they can win an outright majority -
:06:05. > :06:12.Here's our Political Editor Nina Warhurst.
:06:13. > :06:16.He chose to come to Lancashire because there is a county council
:06:17. > :06:26.election coming, but possibly didn't choose the venue.
:06:27. > :06:28.Jeremy Corbyn thinks Lancashire leader
:06:29. > :06:31.has handled council cuts well, well enough to put the party in the frame
:06:32. > :06:37.Labour has stood up for the people of Lancashire,
:06:38. > :06:42.an innovative council suffering the most terrible cuts from
:06:43. > :06:48.a Tory Government underfunding people in desperate need.
:06:49. > :06:51.The latest poll suggests a 19 point lead for
:06:52. > :06:56.Some people suggest the only way that Labour can secure places like
:06:57. > :06:58.here in Lancashire is under a new leader.
:06:59. > :07:01.I am leading the party because I was elected to lead the
:07:02. > :07:10.I am determined that we will take the challenge to the Tories on
:07:11. > :07:13.Familiar battle cries from Jeremy Corbyn
:07:14. > :07:15.but the red Rose county is on
:07:16. > :07:19.Conservatives say this is their chance to turn it blue.
:07:20. > :07:22.Because people recognise this Administration has left the council
:07:23. > :07:25.in a mess, financially and in terms of the services they provide.
:07:26. > :07:27.We recognise there needs to be a change
:07:28. > :07:38.and they recognise we are the ones to be able to do it and put things
:07:39. > :07:58.right and hopefully they will vote for us on May 4th.
:07:59. > :08:01.away from the Conservatives in 2013, but four years earlier it was Labour
:08:02. > :08:15.There are significant numbers of swing
:08:16. > :08:18.voters here and across the country, and traditional party loyalties are
:08:19. > :08:22.Whatever happens here in Lancashire, will be watched closely from
:08:23. > :08:24.Lancashire reflects the national picture.
:08:25. > :08:28.The problem for Labour in recent years has been to inspire the
:08:29. > :08:31.voters enough to come out and actually show their support
:08:32. > :08:35.Mr Corbyn's job is to reach those parts that are clearly
:08:36. > :08:39.Jeremy Corbyn will say there is nothing outrageous for his ambitions
:08:40. > :08:42.In seven weeks, the voters will decide.
:08:43. > :08:44.Football and Manchester United are through to the quarter-finals
:08:45. > :08:47.But they made heavy weather of beating Russian side
:08:48. > :08:51.Juan Mata got the only goal at Old Trafford tonight -
:08:52. > :08:53.as United go through 2-1 on aggregate.
:08:54. > :09:09.Bryn the rescue dog was awarded a special medal today -
:09:10. > :09:11.in honour of years of dedicated service.
:09:12. > :09:13.The 13-year-old Cheshire Fire and Rescue dog has risked his own
:09:14. > :09:15.life to save others in disasters across the world -
:09:16. > :09:21.from the earthquake in Nepal to the Japanese Tsunami.
:09:22. > :09:24.Today he received the Order of Merit from the animal charity the PDSA.
:09:25. > :09:30.He's now retired after eleven years service.
:09:31. > :09:40.We wish him well. Now for the weather. I think there is rain on
:09:41. > :09:42.the way. There is a small chance you could have frost tonight over the
:09:43. > :09:46.highest ground. Very short lived. highest ground. Very short lived.
:09:47. > :09:51.The day started off well enough but it is all about the rain. You have
:09:52. > :09:55.had some over the last couple of hours. Rain tomorrow and outbreaks
:09:56. > :09:59.of rain on Saturday and the same on Sunday. It will not pour down all
:10:00. > :10:08.the way through, despite what the picture looks like. There's going to
:10:09. > :10:10.be some wet stuff around. Over the last couple of hours, those showers
:10:11. > :10:14.have left us. Can you see the map darkening? That is where you can see
:10:15. > :10:20.your frost. The crowd starts to push in and one or two outbreaks of
:10:21. > :10:27.showery rain they are. -- cloud. We talk about six Celsius. Into
:10:28. > :10:31.tomorrow, not a great picture. The best of the sunshine will be around
:10:32. > :10:35.in the morning into parts of the Wirral and Cheshire again. You comes
:10:36. > :10:41.the rain from ten o'clock on words. The windows gusty as well. Wet and
:10:42. > :10:45.windy is the short story. Overly high ground, outbreaks are heavily
:10:46. > :10:52.from time to time and if you have been watching the timeline, staying
:10:53. > :10:58.all the way through daylight hours. If anything, it gets cooler. Very
:10:59. > :11:00.cheerily tonight but tomorrow the best temperature is eight Celsius.
:11:01. > :11:02.-- chilly. The outlet, wet at times. there will be rain around, most
:11:03. > :11:11.occurring overnight. Good evening, quite a range of
:11:12. > :11:15.whether an offer earlier today in the north and north-west of the UK
:11:16. > :11:18.quite a lot of showers around, lively ones, little bit of sunshine
:11:19. > :11:21.in between. The best of the sunshine to be found at the other end of the
:11:22. > :11:26.country towards the south-east in Kent, lovely picture here from one
:11:27. > :11:30.of our weather watchers. A range of temperatures, too. 17 degrees for a
:11:31. > :11:33.few, on the other side of the weather front, only seven or 8
:11:34. > :11:38.degrees. Showers in the north and west. The fresh air will win out
:11:39. > :11:40.over tonight coming in behind the cold front, which